Idle Timeout/Keep alive

11-07-2005, 11:13 AM

My new ADSL modem-router has two parameters for a PPP connection that I am
unsure about, namely:

Idle Timeout: 60 secs - default value but not changeable.
Keep Alive: 10 mins - can be changed

Could SKS please tell me the significance of these?

TIA
Chris

11-07-2005, 11:32 AM

Chris Watts wrote:
> My new ADSL modem-router has two parameters for a PPP connection that I am
> unsure about, namely:
>
> Idle Timeout: 60 secs - default value but not changeable.
> Keep Alive: 10 mins - can be changed
>
> Could SKS please tell me the significance of these?

Which router?

11-07-2005, 12:22 PM

"Fred Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Chris Watts wrote:
> > My new ADSL modem-router has two parameters for a PPP connection that I
am
> > unsure about, namely:
> >
> > Idle Timeout: 60 secs - default value but not changeable.
> > Keep Alive: 10 mins - can be changed
> >
> > Could SKS please tell me the significance of these?
>
> Which router?
ADDON ARM 8100 - 4 port ADSL modem router.

Chris

11-14-2005, 01:32 PM

"Fred Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Chris Watts wrote:
>> My new ADSL modem-router has two parameters for a PPP connection that I
>> am
>> unsure about, namely:
>>
>> Idle Timeout: 60 secs - default value but not changeable.
>> Keep Alive: 10 mins - can be changed
>>
>> Could SKS please tell me the significance of these?
>
> Which router?

Change keep alive setting to 0.

11-14-2005, 03:50 PM

"Secret Squiddle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Fred Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Chris Watts wrote:
> >> My new ADSL modem-router has two parameters for a PPP connection that I
> >> am
> >> unsure about, namely:
> >>
> >> Idle Timeout: 60 secs - default value but not changeable.
> >> Keep Alive: 10 mins - can be changed
> >>
> >> Could SKS please tell me the significance of these?
> >
> > Which router?
>
> Change keep alive setting to 0.
Thanks, but can you explain why?
Chris

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